BERT H. DAVIS

BOX 236 UTICA, N. Y.

March’6, 1943

University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Office of the President
(Public Relations)

Gentlemen;

I have been interested in the deserved
publicity recently given to Ray Evans,
in &@ release through Associated Press.

I presume this star in many sports is
personally abstaining from all forms of
alcoholic beverages, and would be willing
to state briefly that this is his practice,
giving his reasons if he desires to do so.

This is not an idle inquiry - for I would
be glad to use a statement by Ray Evans,
and a picture of him in sports attire, in
The Allied Youth, Washington, D. C., which
I am editing for a few months and in the
Gannett Newspapers, which with The Allied
Youth are giving publicity to outstanding
athletes and other Americans who choose to
be alcohol-free.

If Evans is in the process of going into

the armed forces at this time, I would be
glad to know which arm of the service is

enrolling hin.

With appreciation and best wishes
(Sincerely, Ff